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Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, right, looks to make a move against Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the second half of Game 1 of the NBA basketball Eastern Conference Finals, Sunday, May 13, 2018, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)BOSTON — LeBron James has made Boston’s TD Garden his personal playground during the playoffs in recent years.The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the Eastern Conference finals with a 9-3 record against the Celtics in games played at the Garden over the last four years, including six straight wins.ADVERTISEMENT Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard PLAY LIST 02:14Carpio hits red carpet treatment for China Coast Guard02:56NCRPO pledges to donate P3.5 million to victims of Taal eruption00:56Heavy rain brings some relief in Australia02:37Calm moments allow Taal folks some respite03:23Negosyo sa Tagaytay City, bagsak sa pag-aalboroto ng Bulkang Taal01:13Christian Standhardinger wins PBA Best Player award Winfrey details her decision to withdraw from Simmons film Dave Chappelle donates P1 million to Taal relief operations LATEST STORIES Don’t miss out on the latest news and information. Lights inside SMX hall flicker as Duterte rants vs Ayala, Pangilinan anew Jiro Manio arrested for stabbing man in Marikina In fight vs corruption, Duterte now points to Ayala, MVP companies as ‘big fish’ China population now over 1.4 billion as birthrate falls Jury of 7 men, 5 women selected for Weinstein rape trial Steam emission over Taal’s main crater ‘steady’ for past 24 hours The Celtics showed James several different looks throughout the game, switching as many as five different players on him.Morris, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Terry Rozier, Marcus Smart and Aron Baynes all took turns guarding James at times. Boston frequently sent a double team when he got the ball in the post. It forced him to settle for jump shots early and limited his ability to get to the rim.That in turn kept James from creating shots for his teammates. For the game Cleveland was outscored by 18 points with James on the floor.“We are just going to try to make it as tough for him as we can,” Rozier said. “The other guys, obviously, (Kevin) Love and J.R. Smith, we don’t want to give them open looks. … That has been a big emphasis the last couple of days. We did a good job of that and we just have to keep it up.”When the Cavs did finally show a little momentum, cutting Boston’s lead to 14 at the end of the third quarter, the Celtics responded with a 7-0 run at the start of the fourth.James was asked afterward what happened during that flurry and he responded with a verbatim recitation of each play , down to Tatum’s coast-to-coast layup off a Eurostep move in the lane.When he was finished James leaned back in his chair, spread his arms and wryly said, “There you go.”Sports Related Videospowered by AdSparcRead Next Volcano watch: Island fissures steaming, lake water receding “I didn’t go to college, so it’s not March Madness,” he said. “You see ways you can get better throughout the series. But I’ve been down 0-1, I’ve been down 0-2. I’ve been down before in the postseason.“But for me, there’s no level of concern no matter how bad I played tonight with seven turnovers, how inefficient I was shooting the ball. … We have another opportunity to be better as a ballclub come Tuesday night and we’ll see what happens.”James said the Celtics deserved credit for the defensive strategy they employed against him, which started with Marcus Morris challenging him from outset, limiting him to 2-of-6 shooting in the first quarter as Cleveland fell into a 36-18 hole.“I think they had a great game plan in Game 1, and he was the start of it,” James said. “He was my matchup and I think they did a great job of communicating throughout the whole game, knowing where I was and all of my teammates was. (Celtics coach) Brad (Stevens) did a great job.”“We have an opportunity to look at some film tomorrow and see ways they was making us uncomfortable.”ADVERTISEMENT MOST READ Celtics take Game 1 of East finals, beating Cavaliers 108-83 James’ 979 postseason points against Boston were the most by any player against any opponent in the last 50 years. And his 21 playoff wins against the Celtics were also the most against them during that span.But none of that mattered Sunday in Boston’s dominating 108-83 win over Cleveland in Game 1 , in which James committed seven turnovers while being held to just 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.FEATURED STORIESSPORTSGinebra beats Meralco again to capture PBA Governors’ Cup titleSPORTSAfter winning title, time for LA Tenorio to give back to Batangas folkSPORTSTim Cone, Ginebra set their sights on elusive All-Filipino crownIt would be solid night for most NBA players, but was pedestrian by the super-human standard that LeBron has set for himself this postseason, at times single-handedly carrying the Cavs to victories.But he was clear that his concern level down being 1-0 was “zero.” View commentsread more

One of Liberia’s post war developers, JV Company, will today officially open its newly constructed housing units in Monrovia, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Floyd Thomas, has disclosed. According to Mr. Thomas, the Premier Estate, a wholly Liberian-owned enterprise, will afford Liberians and residents the opportunity to make a choice between owning a home and renting one.With the motto: “Buying offers freedom from rising rents; affordability is a key factor,” the Premier Estate has amenities such as a gated community, perimeter and individual home fence, guard house with security, paved streets and landscaping. As middle to upper income homes, the Premier Estate is located in Gbengbar Town, outside Monrovia along the Atlantic Ocean front and strategically positioned along the ELWA/Robertsfield Highway. It is a premium residential subdivision that offers middle to high income homes for sale, equipped with first class amenities and facilities in a peaceful and growing vibrant community setting. “We have several simply beautiful and truly well designed home models to choose from,” Mr. Thomas said. “Some of our estate plans are Ready to Buy and these homes have been cleverly designed and well-constructed in accordance with high standards of construction,” he said. High level individuals including President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and several of her government officials as well as those from the private-sector are expected to attend today’s opening.Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)read more

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The Fort St. John Flyers are home this Saturday as they host the Grimshaw Huskies.The Flyers have not yet played Grimshaw this season due to a game cancellation back in November when the Flyers were to visit the Huskies. That game was rescheduled for January 22 in Grimshaw.Meanwhile, this Saturday’s game that the Flyers will be playing is part of the original schedule.- Advertisement -Currently, in the West Division Standings, the Flyers are last place with 14 points while the Grande Prairie Athletics are in second with 23 points, and the Dawson Creek Senior Canucks in first place with 24 points.The Flyers opponents for this Saturday, the Grimshaw Huskies, are in fourth place in the East Division Standings.Current NPHL Standings. Source NPHLAdvertisement The Flyers host the Grimshaw Huskies this Saturday, January 19, at the North Peace Arena. Game time is 8:30 p.m.read more

The Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is delighted to welcome Repsol as a partner for the 2018 tournament, with a special focus on the seven games to be played in Guyana.Hero CPL COO Pete Russell and Repsol Guyana Country Manager Ryan Ramjit sign a league-wide sponsorship deal for the 2018 tournamentRepsol will not only be partnering with CPL for the Guyana Amazon Warriors’ five home matches, but also for CPL’s two play-off games, which will be played in Guyana for the first time. All matches will be played at the Providence Stadium across August and September.Repsol will also have a presence at the other 27 league matches which will be played across the tournament’s six other locations. Repsol are one of the top companies in the oil and gas industry. They are present across the entire value chain: exploration and production, transformation, development, and marketing of energy that is efficient, sustainable, and competitive for millions of people.As a global brand with a Caribbean presence, they are a perfect fit for Hero CPL, which has games in six different Caribbean countries.Speaking about the partnership, Hero CPL Chief Operating Officer (COO) Pete Russell said: “We are delighted to welcome back Repsol this year and to expand our partnership across the entire league. Repsol are a fantastic company and are superb at what they do.“As with last year the principal focus of our partnership will be in Guyana, where the fan support for CPL is second to none. Repsol are an important part of the Guyanese economy and through our partnership, we will ensure local fans get to see plenty of high-quality cricket, whilst the investment in staging the games ensures the local economy gets a significant boost.”“Repsol is pleased to sponsor the Caribbean Premier League, and we are proud to support Hero CPL in bringing world-class cricket to Guyana,” Repsol Guyana Country Manager Ryan Ramjit said. “As a West Indian, I am proud that Repsol made the investment to bring this exciting cricket format to the people of Guyana and the wider Caribbean.”read more

ARDARA GAA club has paid a moving tribute to Tomás Maguire today on its website www.ardaragaa.ie.It comes as police and the coroner in Western Australia complete their inquiries into his death.Mr Maguire was 24. He died when the truck he was driving crashed on Monday morning as he was doing an errand on the farm where he worked. The GAA club’s article is reproduced here:CLG Ard an Ratha and indeed the entire extended community of South West Donegal is this week trying to come to terms with the loss of one of its most popular and special possessions, Tomás Maguire.Tomás (24), who had only recently departed to Australia, died on Tuesday morning when the Holden Rodeo pick up truck he was driving rolled over in Wickepin, about 214km south-east of Perth.Since news of the tragedy broke, tributes have poured in via his Facebook page from those who knew him both at home and abroad. A supremely talented athlete, it was on the GAA field where he excelled. As well as his native Ardara, he also starred for Donegal Boston a few short years ago and many of the posts to his social site are from pals he made stateside. He was a ball of mischievous banter, but there was never any malice in his fun and it was never at anyone else’s expense… he truly was a great friend to the masses.Tenacious, determined, and to borrow someone else’s words this week, “he possessed the heart of a lion”. For a young man, he didn’t suffer fools and he called it how he saw it, honestly and to the point.He was a natural – in terms of athletic base and the ability to just roll up and deliver each and every game he turned out for his club – he was second to none. Such was his talent, the Donegal management team of Jim McGuinness and Rory Gallagher were keen to get him involved in their set-up earlier this year. But his thirst for adventure and new experiences was always going to win that tug-o-war.Tomás enjoyed himself too, no doubt. And he was always the centre of attention during the many sessions and get-togethers with family and friends over the years. Even when his stories weren’t as humorous as he thought (which wasn’t very often), you still ended up buckled over in convulsions as he attempted to get the words out through his own fits of hysterics!Whenever the players were verbally chastised for any weekend overindulgences by the managers of various Ardara sides down through the years, Tomás, with fag in mouth and a wink of the eye, was the only one relishing the punishment that was sure to follow on the way out the door and on to the training field. Having played little or no organised soccer as a youngster, he decided to turn out for nearby Eany Celtic last season. Immediately, he caught the eye of manager Denis Gorman and trainer Declan Boyle who knew straight away that they’d stumbled upon a gem.Ninety minutes up and down the line was a doddle to him, and it made you wonder what he could have achieved on that alternative field of play had he warmed to it at an earlier juncture.This is a huge blow to so many and it’s hard to comprehend at this moment, that we’ll never see that cheeky grin again, or, in this life time at least.To his parents, Eunan and Eileen, brothers Eunan and Darryl, and sisters, Tara and Claire and to family and many friends, CLG Ard an Ratha expresses its deepest sympathies. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. ARDARA GAA CLUB PAYS MOVING TRIBUTE TO TOMAS MAGUIRE was last modified: June 7th, 2012 by BrendaShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Tags:ARDARA GAA CLUB PAYS MOVING TRIBUTE TO TOMAS MAGUIRETomás Maguireread more

The people behind the successful North West 10k celebrated last night as Letterkenny Town Council honoured them with a Civic Reception for their fantastic fundraising efforts which has seen €656,000 raised for 30 charities over the past 18 years. Jim Brennan and Mick Foy at the North West 10k Civic Reception in the Letterkenny Public Services Centre last night.The popularity of the event has grown remarkably in recent years and charity race and walk is now attracting close to 2,500 people to the starting line in Letterkenny on the first Sunday in May. Last night past and present members of the North West 10k committee were honoured in the Public Services Centre by the Town Council.It was an occasion that also saw members of the original Rockhill 10k committee, join with the present charity organization to celebrate 18 years of fundraising.It was also an historic night for Letterkenny Town Council as it marked the final meeting of the local authority who will shut its doors for the final time tomorrow (Friday).In one of his final engagements as Mayor Paschal Blake made the official presentations to mark the Civic Reception to the North West 10k Chairperson James Boyle. Mr Boyle recalled the history of the charity event, which began in 1996 when the Rockhill 10k committee indicated that they would not be in a position to continue hosting the fundraising race.A new committee was formed under the Chairmanship of Mr Kelly who held the position for three years before handing over to Grace Boyle who was at the helm up until last year when she was succeeded by her husband James.There has been a remarkable rise in the status of the event particularly in recent years with the growth in the ‘keep fit’ culture.As well as the race a walking category has been added which has increased the popularity of the fundraiser now making it a truly family fund day out.Last night was a great social event and was in a fact a reunion of volunteers from both the Rockhill and 10k committees whose charity work received fitting recognition in the form of the highest honour that the Town Council can bestow.Red Cross staff at the North West 10k Civic Reception in the Letterkenny Public Services Centre last night. Michael Cullen and Patsy McGonigle enjoying the North West 10k Civic Reception last night in the Letterkenny Public Services CentreLETTERKENNY TOWN COUNCIL GIVE NORTH WEST 10K ORGANISERS CIVIC RECEPTION was last modified: May 29th, 2014 by John2Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:civic receptionFeaturesnewsNorth West 10kSportread more

Donegal county councillor Paul Canning has reiterated calls for measures to slow down traffic in two of Donegal’s border villages. There are continuing concerns over road safety in Carrigans and Killea due to frequent accidents at several notorious blackspots.Cllr Canning told the council this week that an accident occurs in Carrigans, “every month, in the same place, without fail” and asked for the council to take public concerns seriously. He highlighted the latest incident this month, where a lorry was jacknifed, and said: “It’s a good job that nobody was there because it would have killed two or three people.”“We have a situation if something is not done in Carrigans and Killea there is going to be a serious accident,” Cllr Canning warned.He highlighted the success of the ramp system in Newtowncunningham and asked the Roads Department to install the same measures on both sides of Carrigans and Killea. Cllr Gerry Crawford, who seconded Cllr Canning’s motion, sought a countywide policy to make it easier to deal with problem locations. The motion was passed, while the council said they will “proactively monitor problematic locations” and they must strike a balance between physical measures such as chicanes or road humps/ramps and other measures. Ramps sought to stop accidents at notorious village blackspots was last modified: March 28th, 2019 by Rachel McLaughlinShare this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window) Tags:CarrigansCllr Paul CanningKillearampsroad safetyread more

San Ramon >> At this rate, Humboldt State track and field athlete Marissa McCay is going to need another trophy case.McCay, the NCAA Division II High Jump National Champion, added another award to resume when she was honored by the California Collegiate Athletic Association as the governing body’s Female Athlete of the Year on Thursday.McCay is the first student-athlete in conference history to collect both the Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Female Athlete of the Year awards in the same …

14 April 2005A world-class veterinary and environmental research centre serving the southern African region is being established in Limpopo province.The Centre of Excellence in Biodiversity Research and Information will eventually serve the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC), and forms part of efforts to create a SADC Free Trade Area by 2008 and a Customs Union by 2012.“There are challenges we have to deal with in the SADC like malaria, foot and mouth, TB, HIV/Aids and other diseases that restrain trade, economic development and growth”, said Limpopo Education MEC Joyce Mashamba.“This will boost trade exchanges from member states, increase competitiveness of our products, and result in increased movement of people and animals across the border.”The centre, which will operate from the existing Hans Hoheisen Wildlife Research Station near the Kruger National Park’s Orpen Gate, was established through a partnership between the provincial government and the Peace Parks Foundation.The foundation, which facilitates the establishment of transfrontier conservation areas, invested an initial R5-million to upgrade the existing research station, and sourced additional funding from foreign donors.The centre will provide research assistance in fields such as wildlife, taxonomy, ethno-botany and ecology, and provide employment for the local community.Source: BuaNewsread more

An influential literary organisation in Assam has issued a diktat, saying people not knowing Assamese or any other indigenous language will not be allowed to work in the State.The Assam Sahitya Sabha, established in 1917, has given the Sarbananda Sonowal government a month to make the schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education introduce any recognised indigenous language as the third language up to Class 12.Resistance in the pastThe NGO asked private universities such as Don Bosco University that have allegedly resisted using a local language as a medium of instruction to fall in line. The government should take punitive action if they doesn’t take action, it said.Protection of identity“We have served notice under the provisions of the Assam Accord [of 1985 that ended a six-year agitation for ejecting illegal migrants]. The Centre should have made an effort to protect the cultural and linguistic identity of the indigenous people. We have to protect our identity,” Assam Sahitya Sabha president Paramananda Rajbongshi said in a statement on Thursday.read more